Italy’s Choice of Europe and the Challenges of Modernization

Lorenza SEBESTA

doi:10.5771/0947-9511-2016-2-355

Contents
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- 221–224 Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis 221–224
- 225–228 Introduction Jan van der HARST Jan van der HARST 225–228
- 229–248 Die „Volonté Générale“, das europäische Staatensystem und die Genese supranationaler internationaler Organisationen vom frühen 19. Jahrhundert bis in die Mitte des 20. Jahrhunderts Guido Thiemeyer Guido Thiemeyer 229–248
- 249–262 From Steel House to Mass Housing for the Working Class Nicolas VERSCHUEREN Nicolas VERSCHUEREN 249–262
- 263–278 “Borders are the Scars of History”? Cross-border Co-operation in Europe – the Example of the EUREGIO Claudia HIEPEL Claudia HIEPEL 263–278
- 279–296 Migration in European Integration: Themes and Debates Simone PAOLI Simone PAOLI 279–296
- 297–312 The Historical Origins of Italian Euroscepticism Daniele PASQUINUCCI Daniele PASQUINUCCI 297–312
- 313–328 Victimized by Eurosceptiscism. European Citizenship in the Dutch Political Discourse Anjo G. HARRYVAN, Jan van der HARST Anjo G. HARRYVAN, Jan van der HARST 313–328
- 329–354 Multinational corporations and European integration: The case of the automobile industry, 1959-1965 Sigfrido RAMÍREZ-PÉREZ Sigfrido RAMÍREZ-PÉREZ 329–354
- 355–380 Italy’s Choice of Europe and the Challenges of Modernization Lorenza SEBESTA Lorenza SEBESTA 355–380
- 381–408 Book reviews – Comptes rendus – Buchbesprechungen 381–408
- 409–412 PHD Theses – Thèses de doctorat – Doktorarbeiten 409–412
- 413–418 Information – Informations – Informationen 413–418
- 419–428 Abstracts – Résumés – Zusammenfassungen 419–428
- 429–430 Contributors – Auteurs – Autoren 429–430
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JEIH Journal of European Integration History , page 355 - 380

Italy’s Choice of Europe and the Challenges of Modernization

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Lorenza SEBESTA

DOI
- doi.org/10.5771/0947-9511-2016-2-355
- ISSN: 0947-9511
- ISSN online: 2942-321X
Abstract

The emphasis on the role played by European integration as a driver for economic growth, social advance and the political stability of its member states has become a conventional wisdom and informs most analyses of the entire process. Yet little effort has been made to examine the nature of this linkage. To do that, it is imperative to assess how the prospect of an integrated Europe was perceived by governing elites and political forces more generally, and just how it fitted into national debates about what we now define as modernization. In particular, we need to think about the theories, ideologies and historical perspectives that were invoked to evaluate the challenges posed by the prospect of integration and the opportunities it offered. And also the interplay between integration and national modernization. This article tries to offer an overview of these questions, using Italy as a test case. Given the complexity of the issues involved, it is more a tentative agenda for future analysis than a definite account.
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